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Is it worth it?

Helen Davies

November 26 2006, 12:00am, The Sunday Times

Forge Field Hall, Mawla, Cornwall, £100,000

What it is: Forge Field Hall has fallen into such a state of disrepair that the small house is now more of a barn with stairs. Permission has been granted to convert the late 18th-century or early 19th-century property into a one-bedroom home, that comes with as much garden as you can see in the picture.

The house, near Mawla, is two miles from the A30, 2½ from Porthowan, three from Redruth and 12 from Truro, where it goes to auction at 2.30pm tomorrow at the Assembly Rooms, the Hall for Cornwall, on the quayside. The successful bidder can start work before Christmas, on December 15.

The problems: The groundwork has all been done: the vendor has gained planning…